Seen Anything Good Lately

December seems to have forty percent fewer livable, workable hours than any other month. Now that Christmas is gone and my dog’s obedience training is coming along nicely, I’m hoping to do a few things: get back to the blog regularly and catch up on all the movies I haven’t had time to go see lately:

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Top Dog

Mister PresidentGetting a new dog turns your world upside down, as I’m learning right now. Yesterday, as an early birthday present, my girlfriend adopted this adorable mutt for me — I named him Mister President. I’m still getting my head around this whole pet parenting thing.

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Joy Ride

Roller-coastersYesterday, I took a trip with some friends toSix Flags Great Adventure, where we spent the afternoon riding roller-coasters, something I haven’t done in years. It was a complete blast, a reminder of how much fun roller-coasters were when I was a teenager, and a revelation in seeing how advanced they’ve become in the years since. The best was Nitro, followed not too far behind by Medusa. There’s some great video of the Nitro ride over at the Discovery Channel’s Web site.

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A Side Note

I am getting back on my feet after a kind of unnerving recent change in my personal life. I often wonder if I should be posting more personal entries in this blog, but for now I’ll continue to refrain. Posts may be intermittent over the next week or two, at least.

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Bridget Cross

I knew Bridget Cross briefly in the early nineties, when I was living in D.C. She’s run across some terrible luck: while camping in Alaska with her boyfriend, they were roughed up by some local racists and wound up in jail with what could turn out to be US$100,000 in legal fees. This Web site tells all about it, and there’s a link for donations too.

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